ACHATES, ȧ-kä′tĕz, in the Æneid, a friend of Æneas, whose fidelity is depicted as so exemplary that fidus Achates (the faithful Achates) has become a proverb.
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ACHATES, ȧ-kä′tĕz, in the Æneid, a friend of Æneas, whose fidelity is depicted as so exemplary that fidus Achates (the faithful Achates) has become a proverb.